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This page is updated regularly so keep coming back to see what's happened and what's coming up!

  • We are now open in the tented market as well as in Cheney Manor!
  • We're 25 years old in June 2010!!
  • Community Repaint is brimming with loads of new paint - 1000 litres!
  • We are now open Fridays. Click here.
  • We have recently had a few swaps with other Scrapstores and have LOADS of new things
  • Free* Parachute Jump - Raise money for Scrapstore and have the thrill of your life!
  • Loads more Activity Fun packs available!
  • Mobile phones and Accessories - Donate your old mobiles and bits to us!
  • Scrapstore can come to you!

We are Now open in the tented market!

We now have a store in the tented market where you can purchase a lot of your favourites from our main store.

The store in the market is open Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm.

Also for your convenience, if there is something that you require from our main store in Cheney Manor but you can't make it there, for a small fee of £2, we can arrange for it to be at the tented market within 2 days ready for you to collect. This includes things from our eBay store!

Repaint your Community Centre, Class room, Scout Hut, front room or even your downstairs loo!

We have got some great NEW high quality paint that is available right now for £1 per litre. We have nearly 1000 Litres in stock! Come and grab yourself a bargain!

For more details Contact Andy on 01793 513982 or andy[at]scrapstore.co.uk

 Future Jobs Fund .

Scrapstore is recruiting 3 more 18-24 year olds that have been long term unemployed from August 2010 for 6 months to help them gain work experience, skills and training to enable them to gain employment in the future.

Under the FJF we welcome the newest members of the team to Scrapstore - Huw & Dave who started in March 2010. Huw is responsible for Marketing and Membership, Dave is now responsible for the Store and collections. They also do a lot of the back of house reporting that you don't know about.

UPDATE. If you are 18 - 24 in September 2010, currently long-term unemployed, we will be recruiting 3 new employees throughout August.

The positions are:

  • eBay Trading Assistant
  • Marketing & Membership Assistant / Co-ordinator
  • Stores & Drivers Assistant

These positions will be advertised in the Swindon Jobcentreplus and through other local Jobcentreplus locations. You cannot apply direct to Swindon Children's Scrapstore.

Please contact us on 01793 513982 or Click here to request more information.

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Opening Hours - T.G.I.F

The Scrapstore site in Cheney Manor is now open on Fridays in addition to the 3 weekdays we were currently. Click here to check out our opening times.

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Free* Parachute Jump

Scrapstore has teamed up with  one of the best UK Parachute fund raising organizations. How would you like to jump for free* and have the time of your life?

You can either jump tandem or solo. Everything will be taken care of to match you to a suitable jump location and date. Go on ... you know you want to!

Book here or to request an information and sponsorship pack Contact Andy on 01793 513982 or andy[at]scrapstore.co.uk

*you must raise a minimum sponsorship level of £300 to be eligible to jump for free.

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25 Years Old!

Scrapstore is 25 years old in June 2010 - look out for further information on the event we are organising to celebrate this occasion.

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Mobile phones and Accessories

Donate your old mobile phones and bits to us!

Help us raise funds and help the environment. We can recycle your mobile phones in an environmentally friendly way. If they are in good condition, they will be refurbished and passed on to a charity that helps out third world countries.

If you are a company and have a collection of phones and accessories, we can schedule a collection from your location as part of our bi-weekly collections

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And finally .... Scrapstore Art & Craft can come to you!

We are offering groups the opportunity for us to come to them and do craft sessions £30 per hour all or most of the materials included.

This includes working with local artists Gordon Dickinson and Toni Robinson from the group 'No Added Sugar' going into schools and any other organisation or home for the day doing 'Waste Education Creative Art Workshops' using re-usable materials. They are really good fun as well as educational!

Contact us on 01793 513982 or olivia[at]scrapstore.co.uk

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